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Month: December 2010

  • Thought of You (Ryan Woodward)

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    Thought of You (also on Vimeo) is a short animation by professional animator, storyboard and concept artist Ryan Woodward. It is a simple but beautifully done dance sequence, with suggestions of a story, but open ended enough for viewers to make their own interpretations. Elegantly animated, the sequence is set to World Spins Madly On…

  • Robert Kogge

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    I think the role of texture, whether physical or rendered, plays a more important part in the visceral presence and visual impact of artworks than is often mentioned. It is frequently overshadowed by the more overt characteristics of a painting or drawing. There are artists, however, for whom texture a major component in their artistic…

  • More J.C. Leyendecker on Illustration Art

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    Long time readers of Lines and Colors will know that J.C. Leyendecker is one of my favorite illustrators, and I’m always happy to share Leyendecker resources on the web when I come across them. Illustrator Chris Sheban, who I wrote about here, was kind enough to let me know about an older post on David…

  • Alexis Rockman

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    Alexis Rockman might be called an unnatural history artist. Drawing on the visual language of natural history artists, botanical illustrators and and paleontological reconstruction artists, along with a fascination for diorama-style cut-aways and mural-like panoramas, Rockman puts the the time machine in the other gear and moves us into the future, depicting familiar landmarks in…

  • Sargent and Impressionism

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    John Singer Sargent was American by birth, but spent most of his career and adult life in England and Europe. In 1884 he exhibited his painting called Madame X at the Salon in Paris. Though famous now, the painting became the subject of scandal at the time, a kind of attention that Sargent didn’t relish,…

  • William Stout: Inspirations

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    I am unabashed in my enthusiasm for the work of William Stout, and I’ve written about him previously several times here on Lines and Colors (links below). In particular, I take great delight in his beautiful drawings in pen and ink with watercolor. I’ve been looking forward to the release of William Stout: Inspirations from…